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Really enjoyed this!

All depends on what happens during Gore’s term. Consensus always seems to be John McCain in 2004, but a world in which Gore wins and then dies on 9/11 could mean McCain jumps ship, and we get Lieberman/McCain ticket for the Democrats. Nobody ever seems to talk about Mike Huckabee in ‘Reelect...

Had a sit-down and a read of this earlier this morning - really big fan and love your writing style. It's been a fair while since I've eagerly awaited updates like this. Whatever you're doing, keep it up, because it's working!

PET - and a typo! I meant 1980, of course.

All very compelling factors that do seem to point to a big win for the PCs. I do wonder how many seats PET would have saved - or lost - in the election that followed. A fellow traveller on the topic but not an expert. Does anybody know why he stayed on for another four years after the 1984...

On 28 February 1984, long-time Canadian PM Pierre Trudeau went for a contemplative "walk in the snow" to think about his future in office. The next day, he announced publicly his plans to stand down. John Turner succeeded him as PM in June, and then was blown out of the water by the Progressive...

How and why though? Lib Dems wouldn’t want to be turkeys voting for Christmas! Very plausible. But would Cameron really be ousted if he won re-election?

Challenge is in the name. Remove David Cameron as Prime Minister prior to the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence (so no ‘Scotland votes yes!’, even if the referendum is backdated as originally mooted), at some point after the announcement of the coalition in 2010. There were rumblings in...

Not true. Any position beyond the vice presidency (Speaker, Pres Pro Tem, the Cabinet, etc.) is said to be assuming the presidency in an acting capacity rather than officially becoming President.

A fun list for sure, but pretty sure a Speaker ascending to the presidency (indeed, any person in the line of succession beyond VP) would only be Acting President. Nominating and confirming a VP would mean the VP automatically assumes the full presidency, not in an acting capacity. So Fudge...

A lot to unpack here, but particularly: why would an incumbent Vice President in an unpopular administration blamed for the Great Depression go on to win the next election?

In May 2010, Britain's first coalition government since the Second World War was formed between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. Three years on from the 2015 election, and all that entailed, your challenge is to topple the coalition at some point in the 2010-2015 parliamentary term...

Great update! I'm guessing Mulcair's going to be gunning for Topp in the days after the election with an I Could Have Kept Quebec line, although probably more likely from his supporters than the man himself. Also interesting to note that if Paillé resigns on schedule at the end of 2013, and I...

There's certainly not that many timelines about Canadian history and politics on this site, although thankfully those that exist are of very good quality. This is no exception!

Very interesting. Topp had very poor poll numbers in Quebec during the leadership contest IRL, the results of which put the Bloc back above 30 seats. Rae, of course, has a pretty poor approval rating in Ontario. I notice we're due an election in 2012 according to the election infobox in the...